Jet Black, Hot Pink
At Northwood University, two boys exist on opposite ends of the social spectrum.
Damon Oakley is a storm wrapped in silence-cold, controlled, and fiercely independent. He keeps his distance for a reason, and he has no intention of letting anyone close enough to see what lies beneath.
Luke Andersen is impossible to ignore. Dressed in pink, armed with confidence, and surrounded by judgment, he plays the role of untouchable perfection-because it's safer than letting anyone see how lonely he really is.
When a disciplinary summons forces them into the same room, sparks fly. What should have been a simple meeting becomes the beginning of something volatile, electric, and deeply inconvenient.
From that moment on, Northwood's quiet halls fill with sharp words, lingering looks, and a tension neither of them is willing to name. They clash. They circle. They pretend it means nothing.
But some connections don't ask permission.
Pulled into each other's orbit, Damon and Luke are forced to confront pride, vulnerability, and the terrifying possibility of being seen.
Because the closer they get, the harder it becomes to deny the truth-
wanting each other was never the problem.
Admitting it is.